wirenut45
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What is the national average for installing a standard duplex receptacle if the wires are cut in, grounded, pigtailed, ready to go?
My pricing software says 15 minutes and that is what we bill the client.
My pricing software says 15 minutes and that is what we bill the client.
Also if you use the back wire it is a tad quicker then wrapping around the screw. We do not use the back wire.
"When the journeyman comes around to install all he needs is strippers torque screwdriver and a cordless drill driver to mount the device."
What is a torque screwdriver?
That might be good for T&M but on a bid job that's a pretty high number. I have it down pretty good for saving time when doing devices. We do a lot of assisted living and housing for the elderly. What we do is off the prints get a full count of all the devices and plates per apartment. Put them in a bucket and mark the room number on the bucket. When we are ready to install the devices someone most likely an apprentice will grab a bucket and go to the room toss the receptacles on the floor in the location where they are to be installed and on the counters in the bathroom and the kitchen. Same for the switches. When the journeyman comes around to install all he needs is strippers torque screwdriver and a cordless drill driver to mount the device. As he goes along he can throw all his trash in the bucket to be picked up later.
prestaging and good planning can lower that 15 minutes per receptacle though when all is said and done.But, all the prestaging and planning you do is part of that 15 minutes a receptacle. That is often forgotten. Also, the estimating program doesn't have a line item for every step of every type receptacle. The wire stripping, bending for the screw etc. are just absorbed. A good rule of thumb until you get used to estimating is , take a quick stab at what your instinct says it will take and double it. I have found over and over in 20 years that works.
prestaging and good planning can lower that 15 minutes per receptacle though when all is said and done.
But, all the prestaging and planning you do is part of that 15 minutes a receptacle. That is often forgotten. Also, the estimating program doesn't have a line item for every step of every type receptacle. The wire stripping, bending for the screw etc. are just absorbed. A good rule of thumb until you get used to estimating is , take a quick stab at what your instinct says it will take and double it. I have found over and over in 20 years that works.
You have to remember, the time in the estimating program includes purchasing, installing and disposing of the packaging. A 2X4 layin will not take any of us an hour, until you figure in the time it takes to transport it to the job and dispose of the box.
But those times are typically an average, there will be some that take longer and some that take less time. The one isolated outlet at the end of a long run possibly has more rough in time then most of the others on same project, probably about same trim time though as most of the rest.Very true. though I rough in a new residential plug in about 12 minutes average, and install a device in 2 minutes, I have about 40 minutes built in to that opening price
But those times are typically an average, there will be some that take longer and some that take less time. The one isolated outlet at the end of a long run possibly has more rough in time then most of the others on same project, probably about same trim time though as most of the rest.
Very true. though I rough in a new residential plug in about 12 minutes average, and install a device in 2 minutes, I have about 40 minutes built in to that opening price
And this includes mounting a box, drilling between previous box and current box, grabbing the cable from the spool and pulling it between boxes, stapling where necessary, inserting into both boxes, stripping both ends and making up the grounds in the previous box?.